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Re: Pacers/Grizzlies Postgame Thread 11/11/13

Wow. This isn't even close to the best basketball this team is gonna play this year. Anyone on this team can go off for twenty and you wouldn't be suprised. The defense is far and beyond the best in the league. 82-0 anybody?

Re: Pacers/Grizzlies Postgame Thread 11/11/13

Lance passing the ball to West, George and Scola is a thing of beauty. It's just about unfair. Lance has some maturing to do but give him more time with the most talent on the floor and he will make the game easy for them. But it's going to take more practice and good discipline on his part.

Re: Pacers/Grizzlies Postgame Thread 11/11/13

Not to look too far ahead, but I'll go out on a limb and say that we will beat the Bucks at home with three full days rest to go 9-0. That means the next night we will be playing in Chicago with the chance to go 10-0. Holy crap that game is going to be intense. We know that the Bulls will treat it as if it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and we should too.......

Re: Pacers/Grizzlies Postgame Thread 11/11/13

Not to look too far ahead, but I'll go out on a limb and say that we will beat the Bucks at home with three full days rest to go 9-0. That means the next night we will be playing in Chicago with the chance to go 10-0. Holy crap that game is going to be intense. We know that the Bulls will treat it as if it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and we should too.......

They aren't even on the same tier as us, if we play a good game, we win. I don't know who can beat us right now

Re: Pacers/Grizzlies Postgame Thread 11/11/13

1. Love what Buckner said: "any man, any night". So true. Anyone can star on this team any night. So deep.

2. George Hill played a phenomenal game. Love it when he plays aggressive.

3. If West & Scola are hitting that midrange jumper like they are, you're toast.

4. If the Pacers continue to defend like that, you're toast unless you have a LeBron-type player to do the ridiculous.

5. It's boring to talk about how good these starters are...but they are. It feels weird to say it's boring to heap praise on Lance's triple-double, but it's just not a shocking result. When he plays like that, on this team, it's almost expected. I absolutely believe he has the talent to do that more than once a season.

6. What impresses me about 8-0 more than anything: this team looks focused and hungry night after night (OK, maybe they take a quarter off here or there), and they look like they're having fun doing it. Most teams would just get bored at some point, or tired, or lazy. These guys don't. They just keep coming at you.

7. My only negatives on the night: I expect more from CJ Watson off the bench both offensively and defensively, but it looks like he may be one of those guys that's an OK starter and an average reserve. Average will work. Still see young guys like Lance & OJ falling asleep on defense. Still not sure exactly what Solomon Hill brings to this team yet (in that I'm waiting to see it, not that he can't). But all very, very minor quips.

8. OJ is going to take those backup wing minutes left over when/if Granger returns, and I think he's going to make the most of him. Still worry about him a bit on defense just from an awareness and concentration standpoint, but I'm fine with his shot from distance and I love that he's adding an attacking element to his game. Could be fun reserve to have on the squad.

9. I continue to be enamored with Ian Mahinmi's play off the bench. He's doing exactly what he needs to in order to keep #55 fresh and keep opponents respecting the paint in the process. Just looks much more confident than he did last year.

Re: Pacers/Grizzlies Postgame Thread 11/11/13

I was a fan of the Grizzlies last season, they played great defense like the Pacers. But now they are just another team, they don't pay defense like they did. I have to assume the coaching change is the cause for the defense that is now average.

Re: Pacers/Grizzlies Postgame Thread 11/11/13

1. Love what Buckner said: "any man, any night". So true. Anyone can star on this team any night. So deep.

2. George Hill played a phenomenal game. Love it when he plays aggressive.

3. If West & Scola are hitting that midrange jumper like they are, you're toast.

4. If the Pacers continue to defend like that, you're toast unless you have a LeBron-type player to do the ridiculous.

5. It's boring to talk about how good these starters are...but they are. It feels weird to say it's boring to heap praise on Lance's triple-double, but it's just not a shocking result. When he plays like that, on this team, it's almost expected. I absolutely believe he has the talent to do that more than once a season.

6. What impresses me about 8-0 more than anything: this team looks focused and hungry night after night (OK, maybe they take a quarter off here or there), and they look like they're having fun doing it. Most teams would just get bored at some point, or tired, or lazy. These guys don't. They just keep coming at you.

7. My only negatives on the night: I expect more from CJ Watson off the bench both offensively and defensively, but it looks like he may be one of those guys that's an OK starter and an average reserve. Average will work. Still see young guys like Lance & OJ falling asleep on defense. Still not sure exactly what Solomon Hill brings to this team yet (in that I'm waiting to see it, not that he can't). But all very, very minor quips.

8. OJ is going to take those backup wing minutes left over when/if Granger returns, and I think he's going to make the most of him. Still worry about him a bit on defense just from an awareness and concentration standpoint, but I'm fine with his shot from distance and I love that he's adding an attacking element to his game. Could be fun reserve to have on the squad.

9. I continue to be enamored with Ian Mahinmi's play off the bench. He's doing exactly what he needs to in order to keep #55 fresh and keep opponents respecting the paint in the process. Just looks much more confident than he did last year.

Right now Solo is a lesser wing version of Jeff Foster. Good on defense terrible on offense, but not so terrible that you can't play him if you have 4 starters on the court. I like how Vogel is using him right now. Not because he is contributing well, but because it allows him to get some experience while still having enough talent on the court to make up for him.